Our Canadian readers who love Nokia smartphones will be pleased to know that the Nokia N95 may be coming to the country. Apparently, the GPS and 5 MP camera equipped Nokia smartphone was spotted in the drop-down menu on Rogers Wireless’ game downloads site, giving some hope Canadians may soon get a chance to experience…
LTE gets a boost with GSMA support – 4G is now LTE
The GSM Association is set to push the next-generation Long-Term Evolution (LTE) standard into the hearts and minds of people around the world with the association’s recent vote to support the emerging 4G standard as the next step after HSPA. Following on recent successes in LTE’s field-tests and Verizon’s consideration of the technology for their…
HTC Touch now official on Rogers
Even though we’re far from surprised, somehow we thought Rogers won’t get the HTC Touch but an iPhone. Whatever the case is, Canadians just got another place (beside Telus) where they can pick up HTC’s touchy Windows Mobile smartphone. Available from CA$199.99 with a 3-year term to CA$399.99 with 1-year term (it seems it can’t…
Rogers Wireless announces 7.2Mbps HSPA service trials in Canada
While the US plays catch-up with Canada’s Rogers Wireless’ HSPA network, the No. 1 GSM carrier up north has just announced plans to boost its wireless broadband speeds to 7.2Mbps. The Rogers Wireless HSPA trial has gone live in Montreal and Brampton – but we’re not sure what the trial parameters are. Either way, there…
Rogers Wireless announces Motorola RAZR2 V9 in Canada
The Motorola’s flagship RAZR2 V9 is finally available in Canada. The carrier is Rogers Wireless, which is selling the device for CA$299 with a 3-year term or CA$459.99 sans any contract. In addition, customers will be able to get the new RAZR for $CA199.99 with the carrier’s VISION plan. As a reminder, the stylish RAZR2…
Rogers to launch Apple iPhone on December 7th?
Apparently what you just saw is Rogers Wireless’ ad for the iPhone. As you can see for yourself, Apple and Rogers will be rolling out the iPhone (most probably the 8GB model) on December 7th with pre-orders starting on November the 20th. Nothing is still confirmed, but I guess it’s about time to see Canadians…
Rogers Wireless to launch HTC Touch soon?
Although we’ve nothing confirmed, it seems that Canada-based Rogers Wireless will be launching HTC Touch soon. I guess it kinda makes sense to pursue the opportunity and offer a device which resembles the iPhone in many ways before Christmas. But we all know Windows Mobile devices are more open than the iPhone (at least till…
Rogers Wireless launches 3G network in Canada
Canadian wireless carrier Rogers Wireless has just launched their 3G network in Canada (duh). The network rollout will bring HSPA speeds to Rogers’ Vision Voice video calling service in 22 Canadian cities. Rogers’ reference to HSPA gives us reason to believe that Rogers Wireless will be offering high-speed upload speeds as well as high-speed downloads,…
Rogers Wireless to carry LG Shine
What an LG rumor day. First we posted that AT&T will carry both Shine and Prada phones, and now we’ve been tipped that LG’s stylish slider handset (Shine) is set to cross the border and reach Canadian consumers via Rogers Wireless. At the moment, we’ve no much information about the pricing nor availability (there’s no…
Motorola Q9h appears on Rogers Wireless’ site
Earlier we’ve reported that Motorola Q9h is coming soon to Rogers Wireless, and now it’s live on the carrier’s website. Unfortunately, it’s still not available for purchase, but even the “Coming soon” sign tells us we — or that’s actually our source — were/was right. I would guess that withing a week or two, you’ll…